In March, the weather in Tokyo is getting warmer. The cherry blossoms are gradually blooming in various places, and pedestrians on the road have also taken off their bulky winter clothes.

In Tokyo, it is not uncommon for short-sleeved shorts and cotton pants to pass by, and they secretly scold each other in their hearts for being stupid ×.

It's a city with distinct seasons, and although the pace of life is faster than most cities in the world, if you're familiar with it, there's nothing to dislike about it.

On March 7, the paperback edition of "Ice Confectionery" was released in a hardcover edition, with the former having an initial print run of 100,000 copies and the latter being 1,000 copies, a figure decided by Immortalgawa Bunko after an evaluation based on a half-month online pre-sale. Of course, the 1,000 hardcover copies at the back are obvious hunger marketing. But fans scolded on the Internet, but in the end, one was more powerful than the other, and they called it really fragrant.

In just half a day after the sale, the nationwide inventory was on the verge of being sold out, which made the editorial department and upper leaders of the Immortal Sichuan Library smile at the same time, and also made people in the same industry dumbfounded by the current influence of the pen name "Baili Tusu".

said that he would definitely not support the new work, so let him go back to write "Spring Things"? Sure enough, none of what the stupid netizens said was true!

A day later, all kinds of assessments sprung up, mostly compliments. Hasegawa, a well-known light reviewer, gave an evaluation as "another unmissable masterpiece of youth reasoning"; 831143, a well-known blogger who blows "Spring Things" and Baili Tu Su Blow, also put aside the resentment of "Spring Things" digging a pit and not burying it, and gave "the reasoning part is not difficult and a little tricky, but it is still a rare masterpiece of the Benge School" and "the taste of youth is overflowing"; Other writers who are good friends with Jiang Yu, such as Izumi Masamune, Xia Shizi, Hyacinth, etc., also gave their own simple evaluations and recommendations.

Izumi Masamune: "Mr. Tu Su's new work! The final puzzle is so shocking! Let's go buy it and see it!"

Kasumiko: "As youthful as ever, but this time with an element of reasoning. Speaking of which, the character of the protagonist this time is also quite awkward? Are you really the protagonist who can't write a normal one? (laughs) @百里屠苏"

Hyacinth: "The reasoning part isn't too difficult, but the buried truth is particularly intriguing when it's revealed. The pun on IceCream and IScream is also particularly impressive. The ancient Chinese poem "A Sichuan tobacco, the city is full of wind and flocculents, and the plum is yellow when it rains", is this the feeling?"

In addition to these reviewers, writers, and fans, it is surprising that many artists have also recommended this work on their own Twitter, citing the excellent content and beautiful illustrations.

Although the original "Ice Confectionery" was later classified as a light category, it was not actually released as light in the first place. The original author, Keinobu Yonezawa, is not so much a light writer as a reasoner. Therefore, when Jiang Yu drew the illustration of "Ice Confectionery", he referred to KyoAni's anime adaptation.

Of course, he did not refer to the Kyoto face. As for Takayama City, which is the prototype of the stage of Shenshan City in the work, Jiang Yu also took a weekend to go to the local area for observation and reference. Of course, Megumi also went with him.

After a short two-day trip, in just one week, Jiang Yu drew all the illustrations for the first volume.

The first volume of "Ice Confectionery" published by the Immortal River Bunko has a total of five illustrations in addition to the character introduction scrolls on the first two pages. They are the girls who look back in the classroom at sunset when Chitanda and Oriki first meet; In the café, when Chitanda asked Oriki for help, he was shy and timid; Maya Ihara's proud and cold dignified posture when she first appeared; The girl who learned the truth in the office of the library vocational school, the weak expression of tears across her cheeks; And finally, it seems that Origi is about to be passively involved in an incident again, and the expression of helpless sighing.

This is the result of his dual perspective from the perspective of the reader and the author, and after comprehensively considering what images he would expect if he were animated.

By the way, the day of the release of the "Ice Confectionery" is also the day of the entrance examination for the University of Tokyo. Two young girls carrying the hopes of others walked slowly through the world-famous red door.

How will the story play out after that? Whether it is "all the efforts are not disappointed", or "there are some things in this world that people can't do anything after all", they still don't know.

In mid-March, after a year of ronin life, Lun Ye, who was finally admitted to the university, also completed the final draft of the club's new plan for this year. However, perhaps just as all graduation theses will not be simply passed, this final draft was also sent back by Jiang Yu the next day to ask for revision.

TAKI-kun, go all out! (laughs)

Just when Lun was also busy revising the plan, Iori was preparing for the early publicity, going to sea and trying to take care of his studies at the same time, completing the current painting work, Michiru was still doing his own thing, but "icytail" was slightly improving and on the right track, Shiraishi Kanna was looking forward to the new work of college life and clubs, Xiao Bury completely dried up the whole day game potato chips and cola three times, and Megumi was running his life and feelings plainly and steadily, but Jiang Yu had been hiding the matter that everyone had been preparing for almost a year, The finishing touches of the first phase were made.

On Tuesday's afternoon without classes, the spring sun was just right, reflecting on the pedestrians, making people feel a lingering warmth from the bottom of their hearts.

Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Tsubakiya Cafe.

This café has been open for more than 100 years, and it was once an extremely important place in the life of people in this country, such as dining, afternoon tea and late night breaks.

Due to the long history of the store, it still retains a strong Showa style. Stained carved glass, solid wood spiral staircase, traditional over-the-knee maid outfit worn by waitresses, everything is the way coffee has just arrived in the country, and there is a taste of British retro.

Due to tradition, it is still open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's just time to stagger lunchtime, and there aren't many people at the moment.

The reason why Jiang Yu is here is because he made an appointment with the famous national writer Hyacinth through the relationship of the Immortal River Library.

Five minutes before the appointed time, a young woman with long black straight hair and a beautiful figure walked into this café with a retro charm.

Jiang Yu glanced over when he heard the prestige, but quickly withdrew his gaze that had been amazed for a moment. If you want to ask why...... I probably don't know how long ago, he made the judgment in his heart that the national writer Hyacinth is by no means a beautiful girl.

The woman who exuded a soft and talkative atmosphere politely declined the waiter's request to lead the way, followed the seat number to look for it, and was also slightly stunned for a moment when she saw Jiang Yu who was holding her cheek with one hand and swiping the mobile phone screen with the other. But she quickly adjusted her mind, walked over and sat down across from the other person's seat.

Jiang Yu raised his eyes, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and after hesitating for a moment, he still took the lead in greeting: "Teacher Hyacinth?" ”

Dongcheng Aya smiled, looking at the other party's face, there was a sense of déjà vu. She suppressed her thoughts for the time being, and did not answer, but asked softly, "You are Teacher Tu Su?" ”

Jiang Yu nodded, put down his phone, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the famous national writer would be such a young and beautiful beauty." ”

Dongcheng Aya could naturally hear the other party's pure praise without any other meaning, and she could also feel the other party's clear eyes that contained appreciation and amazement. The favorability of him has increased a lot in his heart, and he also responded with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Tu Su, the topic of conversation on Twitter, would be such a young teenager." ”

With Jiang Yu's current actual age, it is not too inappropriate to call him a teenager. Just hearing it from such a mature and intellectual young woman made him a little uncomfortable.

Taking a sip of coffee with some disguise, Jiang Yu regained his composure when he raised his head again. He beckoned to the waiter not far away, and shouted "Sorry~" at just the right volume, and then looked at Tojo Aya opposite, and said, "Anyway, Mr. Hyacintha will order first." ”

Dongcheng Aya had nothing to do and nodded yes.

Waiting for the coffee to come up, the two casually chatted about some writing topics and their opinions on each other's works. Although Jiang Yu has not finished reading all of Hyacinth's works, he has read all of the more famous ones, and he is not afraid that there is no topic. What is even more unexpected is that the other party is also quite familiar with his works, and in addition to the discussion of the eternal proposition of youth in "Spring Things", he especially appreciates the fact that the portrayal of Chiba in it is quite realistic.

This made Jiang Yu can't help but have a conjecture like "Maybe Mr. Hyacinth's hometown is Chiba".

As for the recently published "Ice Confectionery", the other party also gave a similar evaluation to her on Twitter, only more refined, and the last one seemed to be grateful or honest, "It's simple but it's a great Bengeist reasoning, I feel very interesting when I watch it."

Coffee and pastries were served, and the two stopped talking at the right time. After eating a little, Jiang Yu exhaled lightly and said, "Then, let's talk about the real purpose of inviting the teacher out today." ”

Dongcheng Aya smiled slightly, and made a gesture of deafness.

Jiang Yu first took out a laptop from the backpack on the side of the seat, and then handed the other party a few thin pages of paper with colorful paintings on them.

Aya Tojo took it and looked at it with interest—the first picture showed a group of heroic knights, and they were clustered around the central object, a blonde, blue-eyed, and inviolable maiden knight; The second painting is of a burly man on a horse leading the charge, with a bright red cloak drawn behind him in a row, and behind the dust raised is a faint number of soldiers who have sworn to follow him; The third painting is a short-haired blonde girl sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed under a lonely moon.

Dongcheng Aya raised her head, and was about to ask what these paintings meant, when Jiang Yu turned the screen of his notebook to her, and on it was a document that was being opened, and the huge title.

"The Complete World View of the 'Fate' Series (3rd Draft)"

Jiang Yu said loudly: "This is the project, or series, I want to invite Mr. Hyacinth, to participate in. ”

Aya Tojo was silent for a moment and asked, "Can I see the content?" ”

Jiang Yu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and smiled: "Of course!" ”

Time passes slowly in silent reading.

As a bookworm and writer, Aya Tojo naturally reads quickly, and even if it is this kind of worldview and setting, she can read and understand the content at a glance and ten lines.

Jiang Yu didn't seem impatient, he combed through the next rhetoric in his mind over and over again, as well as the response to the questions that the other party might raise.

The thing he wrote is a world view, but it's actually more like a background + timeline + setting.

From the giant god who descended from the sky 14,000 years ago and was finally defeated by the Holy Sword Envoy, or the star warrior, to the end of the god era in the 27th century BC, on the plains of Mesopotamia, who officially bid farewell to the gods; And shortly thereafter, in the twenty-fourth and twenty-third centuries B.C., in the distant ancient kingdom of the East, as the successor of the Yellow Emperor, he revisited the order of the whole day, the Jedi and the heavens, cut off the passage of heaven and earth except for Kunlun Mountain, and said goodbye to gods and men again.

Then, in the 10th century BCE, after the magic king Solomon returned the ring and died, the decline of the god dynasty accelerated and came to an end. After the Common Era, the Second Magic enabled the Jewel Onkyshya Zerrich Thubein to destroy the moon in a battle to destroy the moon Uo Juyue, and the resulting series of far-reaching effects.

After that, it is the magician's obsession with pursuing the roots, to the sad wishes of the three families of Tosaka, Kiri, and Einzberen, and the origin of the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. The story of World War I and World War II, World War III, which led to the divergence of the world lines, the Holy Grail War, the four battles in which Emiya Kiritsugu participated, and the story of the "FSN" in which the five world lines were brought in in the form of a synopsis, and the possibility that the magic king Solomon participated in and won.

At the same time, there is another story that takes place in Kanbuzi City, where the humanoid self-propelled map Kuroki Google (crossed out) Kanya and the two rituals that have spied into the root cause and realized the concept of "death" and thus possessed the Demon Eye of Death. And the story that takes place in Misaki Town, which is about the same distance from Fuyuki City as the distance from Kyushu to Kanto, and Tono Shiki, who also has the magic eye of direct death (incomplete), and the secret hidden behind the Tono family, the pure white vampire Ji Erquite's obsession for hundreds of years.

There is also the Holy Grail War, which takes place in the distant future, simulated by Mooncell in .PH. It's a story of the future and maybe the stars and the sea, but until then, of course, you'll have to choose the chow mein bread or the special Swiss cake roll.

Outside of the background and timeline, it is natural that there are complex and detailed settings. This includes, but is not limited to, Inhibition and UO, Magic and Magic, Heroic Spirits and Servants, Vampires and Vampires, True Ancestors and Dead Apostles, Templars and Magicians' Guilds, Magic Eyes and Innate Enchantments, Seals and Agents, and the mystical and almost "Tao" roots......

By the time Aya had read through it almost once, it was already evening.

She gently took a sip of the coffee that was particularly bitter because it was cold, and then pressed the temples on both sides of her forehead with her slender and white fingers like green onions.

That's probably the self-protection of the mind that can't accept too many settings at once, and the sincere admiration and excitement of this vast world as a creator and reader.

After sorting out the complicated thoughts in her mind, Dongcheng Aya looked at Jiang Yu opposite with burning eyes, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "So, you want me to use this overly detailed set of settings to create a story?" Or more than one? ”